Tempe Divorce Lawyer

Where Tempe divorces are filed

In the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County — Tempe cases are commonly assigned downtown or to the Southeast Regional Court Center in Mesa, with your case documents controlling. The framework is statewide: 90-day residency, no-fault grounds, the 60-day waiting period, and community property division.

Shorter marriages, cleaner questions — usually

In shorter marriages the issues are often tractable: dividing a recently bought home’s equity, separating retirement contributions made during the marriage, allocating debt — including who keeps the student loans, which are usually the separate obligation of the spouse who incurred them. Spousal maintenance is less common in short two-income marriages but not off the table; eligibility is a legal test, not a vibe.

With children, the framework changes

Where there are children, legal decision-making and parenting time are decided on the best-interests factors and child support follows the guidelines. Those issues, not property, become the center of the case — and they reward preparation over positioning. The full process is on our divorce page.

Why Tempe clients call Talcott

Direct, prepared representation with a free initial consultation — including consent-decree work for couples who agree on nearly everything and want it done correctly the first time, without discovering later what the paperwork missed.